Paleoseismic evidence of characteristic slip on the Western segment of the North anatolian fault, Turkey

• Main Authors: Klinger, Yann, Sieh, Kerry, Altunel, E., Akoglu, A., Barka, A., Dawson, T., Gonzalez, T., Meltzner, Aron J., Rockwell, Thomas K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101273; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8886
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We have conducted a paleoseismic investigation of serial fault rupture at one site along the 110-km rupture of the North Anatolian fault that produced the Mw 7.4 earthquake of 17 August 1999. The benefit of using a recent rupture to compare serial ruptures lies in the fact that the location, magnitu...